Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2019-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-10

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.78/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$138.78

27 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$801

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$399

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$20.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.93

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	618	142.59	882	22
Medium and Large 2	396	122.00	483	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.59/cwt here — about $399 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale27 hd

138.78

—

WV average3 barns · 32 hd

135.85

+2.93

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,775	80.36	1,426	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	62.84	761	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	61.00	956	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	52.90	566	22

Every lot, as filed

36 lots · USDA AMS · Weston Livestock Marketing - Weston, WV

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	116.65/cwt	115.00–125.00	724	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	66.74/cwt	65.00–70.00	836	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	52.47/cwt	48.00–56.00	553	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	55.45/cwt	45.00–61.00	609	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	515	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,785	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,071	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	837	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	61.04/cwt	56.00–63.00	728	13
Bulls	—	—	1,775	80.36/cwt	64.00–96.00	1,426	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	832	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,056	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	108.82/cwt	100.00–117.50	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	529	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	143.53/cwt	135.00–147.50	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	148.74/cwt	148.00–149.00	775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	110.80/cwt	110.00–112.50	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	222	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	119.06/cwt	110.00–123.00	612	6

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every West Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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